If you would like me to look at your collection, the only possible way to do that (short of you bringing it to me in Northern California) is for me to see pictures of it. The easiest way to do that is for you to email jpeg pictures to me at Steve@AmericanArrowheads.com. Please make the pictures as clear as possible, and please get very close to the artifacts when taking the shot. A description of where and when they were found will help in my evaluation and appraisal.

If you are showing me things you would like to sell, and if I see something I would like to buy from you, I will make an offer. Please remember that what I estimate the value of a collection for won't necessarily be how much I offer. The costs involved to sell items can run as high as 30% percent of the selling price, so my offer will be lower than what I appraise it for. You of course are welcome to sell it on your own to somebody else.

If we decide to do business together, you will need to ship all of the items we have discussed to me. I will pay for all shipping expenses. Please make sure that the artifacts are carefully packaged, and that no two pieces are able to touch. Stone is just as fragile as glass, so please package it accordingly. You should also insure the package for at least as much as the estimated value just in case. If your collection is very large and too big to ship, I may come to you to personally view your collection.

While pictures are the easiest way for me to review your collection, there are many characteristics that aren't visible in the pictures, and will require a closer examination. In some cases, I'll find that the item wasn't quite as good as the picture and I'll have to adjust my offer downward to compensate. Other times, I'll find that what you sent me is much better than pictured, and I will offer more. Regardless, you must be happy with my offer, and I would never make a low-ball offer. We both need to be happy with my offer, and there will never be any pressure from me to sell at an unreasonably low price.